Hook and eye.



A. F. WILEMAN.

HOOK AND EYE.

APPLIOATION FILED BBPT. 18, 1909.

Patented July 18, 1911.l

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR- FRANCIS WILEMAN, OE HAMPSTEAD, LONDON, ENGLAND.

HOOK AND EYE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be Ait known that I, ARTHUR FRANCIS l/VILEMAN, a subject of the King ofGreat Britain, and resident of 70 Goldhurst Terrace, I-Iampstead, LondonN. lV., England, engineer', have invented c-ertain new and usefulImprovements in Hooks and Eyes, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to what may be termed safety-pin hook and eyefastenings, that is to say, hook and eye fastenings which are providedwith a pin serving, in lieu ,of sewing, for securing the fastening toarticles of ladies attire.

As is well known, the usual method of securing a hook and eye fasteningis open to object-ion not only in consequence of the time occupied ininitially attaching the fastening to the garment, but also (in the caseof washing garments) because it militates against the ready removal ofthe fastening before washing, so that the garment is liable to becomespoiled by iron-mold and similar" stains, while the hook and eye, ifremoved, must be again sewn in place which may be inconvenient if notimpossible in the time available. Furthermore, difficulty may beexperienced in securing the fastening or each portion thereof in theproper position, in which case the fit of the garment is impaired unlessone or both members of the fastening be again removed and once more sewnin* place. Many unsuccessful attempts have been made to avoid theseobjections by the use of a safety-pin integral with the fastening, thefailure being probably due to the fact that the fastening is so small asto render it a matter of considerable difficulty to make a combined hook(or eye) and fastening in a single piece.

The object of my invention is to provide what, for convenience, I referto as a safetypin hook and eye fastening, and to this end it consistsmore particularly in the method hereinafter described whereby a pin issecured to each element of a fastening made from stamped-up metal.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein-Figures 1 to 4, and Figs. 5 to 7 illustrate respectively, examples ofthe application of the invention to a hook and an eye, the main portionof each of which is formed of a sheet met-al stamping.

Fig. 1 is a face view of the blank from which the sheet-metal hook is tobe formed,

Specification of Letters Patent. Pat-,Qntd July 18, 1911 Application ledSeptember 18, 1909.

Serial No. 518,354.

with the pin in place but not yet bent, while Figs. 2 and 3 arerespectively side and end views of the finished hook, and Fig. 4 is aview similar to Fig. 2, but in section on the median plane of the hook.It will be observed that the blank comprises a comparatively long andnarrow portion 12 to form the nose and bight of the hook proper, and, atthe end of the blank opposite to that extremity 13 which is to form thepoint of the hook, there are a pair of wings or lateral eX- tensions14E, 15 preferably separated by a central notch 16. In a suitableposition about midway of its length, the blank has also a lateralextension 17 adapted to form t-he catch for the point of the spring-pin.Between this extension 17 and the notch 1G the blank is cross-slitted inthe center of its width at two points 18 and 19 some distance apart, thecentral longitudinal portion 2O of the blank which extends between thesecross-slits being pressed up toward what is to be the front of the hook,so as to cause the slits to become holes opening in alinement with oneanother, as clearly shown in Fig. 4:. Y

Through the cross-slits 18, 19, so as to eX- tend in front of the mainportion of the blank, but in rear of the pressed-up portion 20, isthreaded a straight pin 21, which is passed into position from thedirection of the point 13 of the blank so as to be arrested by a smallflattened T-head 22 provided on the end of the pin, encountering the end18 of the portion 20, as indicated in Fig. 1.

The lateral extension 17 of the blank having been rearwardly bent toform, as at 23, the catch for the point of the spring-pin, that portionof the pin 21 which now eX- tends beyond the broad end of the blank isbent rearward so as, being doubled back through the notch 16, to extendlengthwise of and substantially parallel to the back of the hook, thesharpened point 24 of the pin being sprung into engagement with thecatch 23 as shown. It will be noticed that the fact of the pin beingdoubled back in contact with the blank at the notch 16 preventsretraction or displacement of the pin when once fixed in position in theblank.

The catch 23 may be furnished with a shield 25 for the point 24 of thepin, this shield being formed by a suitably bent eX- tension of theportion 17 of t-he blank, as indicated.

After the pin 21 has been inserted in posii tion, the hook may be bentover toward the point as in Figs. 2 and 1 and in order to stien thebight and nose of the hook, the corresponding portions of the blank maybe formed with a central longitudinal corrugation as indicated at 26.

When applied to the garment, the wings 14, 15 (which are preferably leftflat) serve to prevent the hook from canting laterally; inasmuchhowever,as the improved hook is not attached by means of stitching through theloops provided at the corresponding portions of hooks as usuallyconstructed, the wings 14:, 15 need not be perforated.

Referring now to Figs. 5 to 7 (which respectively show front, end andside views of an eye whereof the main portion is formed by a sheet-metalstamping),y it will be observed that the eye is of substantially trefoilshape, comprising a centrally disposed loop 27 forming the eye proper,and two wings 28, 29 disposed laterally in the same plane as the loo-p27. These wings 28, 29 while preventing the eye from canting laterallywhen applied to the garment, also afford means of attachment for thespringpin, which in this case extends not longitudinally buttransversely of the center-line of the loop. To enable this to be done,a straight row of four parallel slits 30, 31; 32, 33 is formed in theblank, two in each wing 28 and 29, the row of slits extending across thewidth of the wings; while each wing is forwardly embossed at its centeras indicated at 28a and 29a so as, by causing the slits 30, 33 to'becomeholes opening in registration with one another, to permit of a straightpin 34 being threaded, transversely of the eye and wings, through allthe slits in succession, the pin extending in front of the wings butbehind each protuberance 28a, 29a thereof as shown. The pin 34E has asmall iiattened T-head 35 which, by en countering the metal surroundingthe hole 30, prevents further movement of the pin in o-ne direction,ret-raction of the pin in the opposite direct-ion being prevented by thepin being doubled back as at 36 around the opposite side of the blank.This doubledback portion of the pin then extends across andsubstantially parallel to the rear face of the wings, the sharp point 37of the pin engaging with a` catch 3S formed by suitably bending rearwardthe extension provided on the blank as indicated by dotted lines in Fig.13. The catch 3S may be furnished with a shield 39 for the point 37 ofthe pin, this shield being formed by a suitably bent extension of theportion 38 of the blank, as indicated.

Claims:

1. In a fastener, a plate having lateral extensions to prevent the platefrom canting and an integral member for engaging a cooperative part,said plate being provided on its front face with an integral keeper andon its rear face with an integral shield, and a pin having a T-sliapedhead and passed through the said keeper with its head in engagementtherewith whereby it is prevented from turning, the pin being bentaround an edge of the plate and along the rear face thereof forengagement with the shield.

2. In a fastener, a plate having at one end lateral extensions toprevent the plate from canting, a hook at its other end, a notch betweenthe lateral extensions, a longitudinally and centrally disposedoutwardly pressed portion on its front face opposite the hook andforming a passage open at its ends, and an integral shield on its rearface, a pin passing through the said passage, said pin having aflattened T-head, said head being in engagement with one end of saidpassage, the head serving to prevent the pin from turning, the pin beingbent through the notch and along the rear face of the plate forengagement with the shield.

ARTHUR FRANCIS VILEMAN.

Witnesses:

GEORGE E. MINTERN, WILLIAM DAvIEs.

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